One Month with a MacBook Air: Good, but There Are Annoyances Too
I switched over after using only Windows laptops for 10 years. First off, I'm really satisfied with how silent it is and how long the battery lasts. I didn't know it would be this convenient not to carry a charger at cafes.
There are two downsides. First, because of the Windows-only in-house program I use at work, I ended up buying Parallels. Second, I keep getting confused by the shortcuts. Even after a month, my hands still sometimes freeze when I try to copy and paste.
Still, I think I'll buy a Mac again next time. The biggest thing is that the stress I used to feel from the Windows laptop fan noise is gone.
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Silent operation + battery life is genuinely impressive. That’s what won me over too.
I do feel like the moment you buy Parallels, half of the Mac's advantages disappear. If you really need company-internal programs, wouldn't it have been better to just keep a separate Windows machine? It also feels a bit early to draw a conclusion after only a month.
If you use shortcuts intensively for about three weeks—especially with the Command key—your body will memorize them. Once you get used to copy-paste a bit, the rest comes quickly. Yeah.
Got a source? I get that quieter is better, but was fan noise really such a big stress factor?